Two-way cuff



H. l. SILMAN Aug. 9, 1949.

TWO-WAY CUFF 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed June 21, 1946 INVENTOR. flA/Ffir f. 5/4 MA/V H. l. SILMAN TWO-WAY CUFF- Aug. 9, 1949.

Filed June 21, 1946' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. HAP/F) I SM/VAA/ Patented Aug. 9, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TWO-WAY CUFF Harry I. Silman, Glen Cove, N..Y.

Application June 21, 1946, Serial No; 678,487

This invention relates toa two-way cuff for shirts and other garments and has for one'of its objects the production of a simple and eflicient shlrt'having cufls provided with two buttons to facilitate the use of the cuffs of the garment selectively as round or dress cuffs.

A further object of this invention is the production of a shirt having a grip band or band hold around the back, and to the side seams, below the waist line, to prevent the back or tail of the shirt from working up and out of the trousers, as well as adding a trim effect when the shirt is worn outside the trousers as a sport shirt.

Another object of this invention is the production of a shirt having neat and inconspicuous pockets which will not detract from the shirt when worn as a regular full length shirt, while at the same time providing pockets which may be used when the shirt is worn as a sport shirt outside the trousers.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear throughout the following specification and claim.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a front view of the shirt;

Figure 2 is a rear view thereof;

Figure 3 is an end view of the cuff, used as a dress cuff;

Figure 4 is an end view of the cuff, used as a round cuff;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cuff unbuttoned;

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 1;

Figure '7 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the bottom edge of the back of the shirt showing the adjoining garments such as the trousers and underwear in section;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the shirt showing the construction of the grip band;

Figure 9 is a view of the inside of the shirt showing the inside pocket;

"igure 10 is a vertical sectional view taken on line lib-I0 of Figure 9.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that ill designates the shirt which is provided with cuffs ll. Each cufi II is provided with the conventional buttonhole I2. I3 is secured or stitched to the inner face of the cuff H. An outer button I4 is secured or stitched to the outer face of the cuff ll opposite the button i3 and is stitched or secured separately to the cuff from the button I3, so that should one 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-123) button become accidentally detached, the'other button would remain in reserve. Since one button I3 is independently stitched tothe inner face of the cuff H, and the other button I4 is independently stitched to the outer face' of the cuff, the ends of the culf H are overlapped and the cuff may be used as a round cufi as shown in Figure 4, the outer button l4 passing through the buttonhole I2. When it is desired to use the cuff as a dress cuff, the inner button l3'is passed through the buttonhole l2 with the ends of the cuff I]. extending parallel as shown in Figure 3,

thereby showing a button on each side of the cuif without the necessity of using cuff links, The cuffs 'l l are therefore interchangeable'as round or dress cuffs.

The shirt is preferably provided with vertical pocket slits l5 at each side on the front near the bottom thereof, as shown 'in Figure 1. A pocket panel or'patch i6 is stitched to the inner face of the shirt in to cover the slit 15 upon, the inner face of the shirt H1, the panel being stitched to the shirt I0 along the bottom edge thereof, as at IT, and along the vertical side edges I8. The top edge I9 is open and free, as shown in Figure 10. The panel or patch I6 is secured to the shirt I 0 so that the slit l 5 is located near the rear vertical edge of the panel or patch l0 so that the wearer may place his hands into the forward portion of the pocket after entering the slits l5. In this Way there will be a minimum amount of stitching required to attach the pocket panel or An inner button patch which will make the pockets quite inconspicuous.

As shown in Figures 2, 7 and 8, the back of the shirt I0 is provided along its lower edge 20 and inwardly spaced therefrom, with a grip band or band hold 2| which comprises an elongated strip of material which is stitched along at a point a little below the Waist line of the shirt. This band 2| is provided with an upturned fold 22 which overlies the band 2!, as shown in Figures 7 and 8. The upper edge 23 of the band 2| and the upper edge 24 of the fold 22 provide transverse ribs below the waist line of the shirt I'll which will contact the inner face of the trousers 25 and resist upward pull by the shirt II]. In this way the shirt-tail will not accidentally pull out. The fact that the belt 26 will usually be tight around the waist of the wearer and hold the upper edge of the trousers close against the undershirt 2'! and the body of the wearer, will also tend to hold the bottom edge of the back of the shirt, or shirt-tail in place.' This band 2| will alsoconstitute a decoration across the back 3 of the shirt or shirt-tail when the shirt is worn outside of the trousers as a sport shirt.

It should be understood that my two-way cuff on the two-way shirt eliminates the necessity of any kind of cuff-link or the attaching of two buttons together by a piece of fabric that acts as a cuff-link, since the buttons are individually or separately stitched or fastened to opposite sides of the fabric of the wit. The two-way cuff provides the around the wrist buttoning and also the flatter and fuller or dressier buttoning with a button effect showing on each side of the cuiI without the necessity of providing any kind of l a cuif link. The two-way cuff requires only one buttonhole in each cuff, and the cufi is held in a neat and proper form with comfort to the wearer whether used as a round cufl or a dress cuff. Since the buttons are separately secured to the cuff, if one button is torn oil, the other button will remain ready for use.

It should be further understood that the twoway sport length shirt may be worn regularly inside the trousers, or as a sport shirt, on the outside when desired. The slit pockets are not conspicuous when the shirt is used as a regular full length dress shirt while at the same time two pockets are available for use when the shirt is used outside of the trousers as a sport shirt.

The new grip band or band hold which extends around the back and to the side of the seams and below the waist line will remain pressed against the inside of the trousers by the body of the wearer and will provide means to hold the shirt tail from working up and out of the trousers. Should the band work slightly upwardly, the band will contact under the inside trouser buttons and hold the tail of the shirt in position presentin a neat appearance with comfort to the wearer. Furthermore the grip band acts as a trimming effect when the shirt is worn on the outside of the trousers as a sport shirt.

It should be understood that certain detail changes in the construction may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention so long as such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim. It should be understood that only one buttonhole is required in each cuflf, even when the cuifs are used as dress cufl's, with the buttons showing on both sides. Furthermore, it is not necessary to use any type of cuff links with the cuffs illustrated and described.

What is claimed as new is:

A garment cuff of the class described having a button-hole at one end thereof, an inner button independently sewed to the inner face of the cuil near its opposite end, an outer button sewed to the outer face of the cult independently of the inner button and in opposed back-to-back relation to the inner button in a manner whereby the cuff may be buttoned as a round cufi' by overlapping the ends of the cuff and by inserting the outer button through the buttonhole and whereby the cuff may be buttoned as a dress cufi by extending the ends of the cuff in parallel relation by inserting the inner button through the buttonhole, the independent sewing of the buttons to the opposite sides of the cuff providing a reserve fastening means for the cuff in the event that one of the buttons is torn off the cuff.

HARRY I. SILMAN.

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